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"Dixon\u2019s Apple Orchard is getting a lifeline after being destroyed in 2010 by the Los Conchas fire and flooding afterwards.The once prosperous Dixon\u2019s Apple Orchard is now a vast wasteland. The few trees that survived the Los Conchas fire and flooding have also had to deal with severe drought.But now the iconic orchard is getting state help.\u201CWe're putting in a temporary irrigation system\u2026 to keep as many trees as alive as we possibly can,\u201D New Mexico Land Commissioner Ray Powell said.The irrigration system will be installed in the coming days with the cooperation of the family that leases the land.\u201CIt's my understanding that the Mullane family will participate with our contractor,\u201D Powell said.The action comes as the state and the Mullanes are embroiled in a court battle. They\u2019re trying to reassign the lease to the San Felipe Pueblo.The land commissioner said the irrigation system is a temporary solution. He\u2019s still waiting on the insurance money for the fire and flood that could make the system permanent.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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